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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1937
Page
2
The June lead on heavyweights Braddock and Louis centers on a high stakes title bout at South Side Comiskey Park. Profit projections soar with a potential London defense against Tommy Farr and a possible rematch sequence, as experts weigh Louis’s veteran steadiness against Braddock’s comeback.
USC defends team crown at Berkeley as Johnny Woodruff and Bill Sefton set meet marks in the half mile and pole vault. Gregory Rice and Ben Johnson pace the field with top performances, while Stanford and Ohio State rally in a crowded scoring table.
Strabo an improved son of Pompey owned by Mrs G Oliver Ise lin captured the mile and an eighth event worth 10000 added Dwyer Stakes at Aqueduct. Rudie owned by William H Gallaghers was second with Maxwell Howard's Scene Shifter third in a seven horse field.
Chicago reports a side by side comparison of champion Jim Braddock and challenger Joe Louis. The piece lists ages 22 and 31, weights 200 and 190 pounds, heights 6 ft 0 in and 6 ft 3 in, and chest, reach, and limb measurements to highlight their physical differences.
At a Blackfoot meeting Yellowstone league officials adopt a revised ten Sunday schedule to ensure even starts as National Laundry joins the circuit. Pocatello hosts National Laundry and Idaho Falls in a double header at Overland Park with 3 p m start after a Legion game. Elmer Haacke named umpire for Idaho Falls Blackfoot game.
Sacramento defeat Seattle Indians 7 to 3 after Joe Orengo hit a bases loaded homer in the ninth. Other games: Oakland beat Portland 4 to 1, San Francisco beat Mission 4 to 0, and a later SF game had Mission winning 9 to 7.
In a dramatic seventh and eighth inning rally the UF Back Shops overtake Bistline’s 5-4. Trahant and Gianini drive in runs as Greene and Morgan push the tying and winning scores across. Final: Bistline’s 4 U P Shops 5.
The M C A boys softball week features games at Rainey Park and North Harrison fields on Monday and Wednesday. Notable matchups include East Side Tigers versus Indians, Harrison Heil Cats against Gas House Gang, Toonerville Stars against Bobcats, West Side Hill Billies versus Red Raiders, and Pokey Bees versus Midgets with several additional tests at 1:30 and 2:30 times.
Friday afternoon YMCA league games produced three victors the East Side Tigers the Toonerville Stars and the Red Raiders. The Tigers beat the Bobcats 36 to 3 the Toonerville Stars defeated the Gas House Gang 11 to 8 and the Hill Billys defaulted to the Red Raiders. The Midgets had drawn Love and the Pole game.
Boxing fans anticipate a 10 round non title bout in Heinemann Park New Orleans between Barney Ross welterweight champion and Jackie Burke after Burke’s recent wins over Willard Brown Tracy Cox and Jack McCarthy. Burke seeks a more lucrative match with Pedro Montanez once the Ross clash concludes.
Chicago ends four game slide with two ninth inning clutch hits including Rip Radcliffe double and Mike Kreevich three run homer to beat New York 5 2. Thornton Lee notches his fourth win as Yankees drop to 1.5 games ahead of Detroit in standings.
Detroit bats explode for eight runs powered by a three hit game with five runs driven in by a Tigers slugger. Pitching and fielding hold off Philadelphia as Detroit secures an 8-6 victory with key hits and solid defense.
Washington bested St. Louis 9 to 1 as Monte Weaver earned his sixth pitching win. He allowed seven hits before being relieved by Carl Fischer with two on and two out in the ninth, Fischer retiring the side. Batteries: Bonetti Huffman Weaver Fischer R Ferrell.
Chicago Cubs edge Philadelphia 2-1 as Larry French limits the Phillies to four hits in a pitchers’ duel. Dolph Camilli hit his 11th homer. LaMaster and Jorgens combined for Philadelphia’s loss in front of 11,000 fans.
Pat Freddy Fitzsimmons, released by the New York Giants less than two weeks ago, earned his second consecutive victory for the Brooklyn Dodgers by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 4 to 3. Heinie Manush led Brooklyn with a triple and a double and scored the decisive run after Babe Phelps’ fly ball.
Paul Derringer pitched three hits allowed and matched two New York homers to power Cincinnati past the Giants 4 2. Mel Ott hit his 11th homer with a man aboard to account for both Giants runs as Cincinnati climbed out of last place.
Helen Hicks, famed American female golfer, defeats Beatrice Barrett of Minneapolis 6 and 5 to win the Women’s Western Open. Hicks, now a professional with a sports goods firm, advances as a leading businesswoman in the sport.
James J. Braddock and Joe Louis staged lengthy workouts as experts weigh Braddock’s chances to defend the heavyweight title. Louis, listed at 199 pounds, showed signs of fatigue but remained in top condition amid sparring with Nicholson and Hairston. Braddock completed his final hard drill at 198 pounds and appeared ready for Tuesday’s title fight in Chicago.
A Minneapolis youngster built a seven-stroke lead by noon after a strong start in the 36-hole test, nearly clinching the title from the outset.
Promoters hype a battle royale between top heavyweights with a color championship feel. The Idaho State Journal office will relay preliminaries and the main event live via Haight Radio Service loudspeaker equipment starting about 6 30 p m Tuesday.
The Y M C A softball committee released a week long schedule filled with many league games at the lighted field. Highlights include Friday 6 30 Petersen Stephenson vs Idaho Glass Crane Co and daily twin bill lineups with multiple matchups across Commercial league Independent league and U P divisions. The schedule lists times 6 30 to 9 30 with teams such as Idaho Power Co U P Challengers Western States Grocery and Petersen Stephenson among others. A brief sports note ends with a boxing reference to Petey Sarron of Birmingham named world featherweight champion by the National Boxing Association, later disqualified for low blows.
In a Wimbledon leadup, Don Budge, U S ace, defeated Bunny Austin 6 6 2 to win the Queens Club final and loom as odds on favorite for the all England championship at Wimbledon starting Monday. Austin offered little resistance as Budge dominated from the baseline.
A fragment mentions Laneuw in Tennessee and N. C. Hollifield, noting a connection to wine. The text is incomplete but indicates a regional or personal link involving wine in Tennessee.
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